TATA Group Chairmen: 1868 to 2025
TATA Group Chairmen is the the Chairmen of the board of TATA sons. It was founded in 1868 by Sir Jamshedji TATA with a cotton mill. later on it became India‘s largest conglomerate with total of 30 companies.
The TATA group operates in more than 100 countries across seven continents. In 2023-24, the combined revenue of Tata companies, was more than $165 billion. There are 26 publicly listed Tata enterprises with a combined market capitalization of more than $365 billion as on March 31, 2024.
Some major TATA companies are TATA Consultancy Services (TCS), TATA steel, TATA Motors, TATA Power, TITAN, Indian Hotels, Trent, Air India and many more.
Quick Facts
- The First chairman of TATA group was Sir Jamshedji TATA.
- The current Chairman is Natarajan Chandrasekaran.
- The longest serving Chairman of TATA group was Sir JRD TATA for 53 Years.
- Cyrus Mistry was the first chairman outside of the TATA family.
TATA chairmen over the years
| Number | Name | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamsetji Tata | 1868–1904 |
| 2 | Sir Dorabji Tata | 1904–1932 |
| 3 | Nowroji Saklatwala | 1932-1938 |
| 4 | J. R. D. Tata | 1938-1991 |
| 5 | Ratan Tata | 1991-2012 |
| 6 | Cyrus Mistry | 2012–2016 |
| 7 | Ratan Tata | 2016-2017 |
| 8 | Natarajan Chandrasekaran | 2017–present |
Source: TATA Group
Last updated: 20.06.2026